Latch device insertion and release mechanism

Abstract

A latching mechanism includes a release button integrated with a handle. The release button is coupled to a latch that is configured to rotate and disengage from a sidewall. A sliding rail is coupled to the handle and movably coupled to the sidewall via an ejector and a ramp. The ramp moves subsequent to the latch being disengaged from the sidewall, and the ejector rotates and traverses from a first end of the ramp to a second end of the ramp.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A latching mechanism comprising:
 a handle;   a release button integrated with the handle, wherein the release button is mechanically coupled to a latch that is configured to rotate and disengage from a sidewall; and   a sliding rail physically coupled to the handle, the sliding rail movably coupled to the sidewall via an ejector and a ramp, the ramp configured to move subsequent to the latch being disengaged from the sidewall, and the ejector configured to rotate and traverse from a first end of the ramp to a second end of the ramp.   
     
     
         2 . The latching mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein the sliding rail is configured to move horizontally relative to the sidewall. 
     
     
         3 . The latching mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein the ejector is rotably coupled to the sidewall. 
     
     
         4 . The latching mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein the sidewall is associated with an enclosure of an information handling system. 
     
     
         5 . The latching mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein the latch includes a cam bar that is configured to engage with a base on the sidewall. 
     
     
         6 . The latching mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein the ramp may be configured to move relative to a force applied by a user using the handle. 
     
     
         7 . The latching mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein the ramp may be configured to provide a mechanical advantage when disengaging a connector from a backplane. 
     
     
         8 . The latching mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein the ramp may be configured to provide a mechanical advantage when engaging a connector to a backplane. 
     
     
         9 . An information handling system, comprising:
 an enclosure; and   a latching mechanism mechanically coupled to a sidewall of the enclosure, wherein the latching mechanism includes a release button that is configured to disengage a latch from the sidewall when the release button is pressed, and wherein a sliding rail of the latching mechanism is configured to eject when the latch is disengaged.   
     
     
         10 . The information handling system  claim 9 , wherein the latch is configured to rotate and raise a cam bar from a base associated with the sidewall. 
     
     
         11 . The information handling system of  claim 9 , wherein the sliding rail is mechanically coupled to an ejector. 
     
     
         12 . The information handling system of  claim 9 , wherein the sliding rail is mechanically coupled to a sloped ramp. 
     
     
         13 . The information handling system of  claim 9 , wherein the release button is spring loaded. 
     
     
         14 . The information handling system of  claim 9 , wherein the sliding rail is configured to move horizontally when a handle of the latch mechanism is pulled by a user. 
     
     
         15 . The information handling system of  claim 9 , wherein the sliding rail is configured to unseat a connector from an internal backplane. 
     
     
         16 . A latch assembly comprising:
 a sidewall; and   a latch mechanism movably coupled to the sidewall, the latch mechanism including:
 a handle having a release button, wherein the release button is mechanically coupled to a latch that is configured to rotate and disengage from the sidewall; and 
 a sliding rail coupled to the handle, wherein the sliding rail is movably coupled to the sidewall via an ejector and a ramp, wherein the ramp is configured to move subsequent to the latch being disengaged from the sidewall, and the ejector is configured to rotate and traverse from a first end of the ramp to a second end of the ramp. 
   
     
     
         17 . The latch assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the sliding rail is configured to move horizontally relative to the sidewall. 
     
     
         18 . The latch assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the ejector is rotably coupled to the sidewall. 
     
     
         19 . The latch assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the ramp is configured to disengage a connector from a backplane. 
     
     
         20 . The latch assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the ramp is configured to engage a connector to a backplane.